American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 331-336 , September 2009

Chondrodermatitis nodularis

  • Virendra N. Sehgal, MD, FNASc, FAMS, FRAS (Lond)

      Affiliations

    • Dermato-Venereology (Skin/VD centre), Sehgal Nursing Home, Delhi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Sehgal Nursing Home, A/6 Panchwati, Delhi 110 033, India. Tel.: +91 011 27675363, +91 9810182241 (Mobile no); fax: +91 11 2767 0373.
    • ,
  • Navjeevan Singh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and associated GTB Hospital Sahadra Delhi, India

Received 5 February 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.04.001

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 331-336 , September 2009

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